Squamish RCMP say they have now recovered the bodies of both people who went missing in the Dec. 14 landslide that had temporarily shut down the Sea to Sky Highway last weekend.
The mudslide hit near Lions Bay, about 40 kilometres north of Vancouver, cutting off the road connection between Vancouver and Whistler. The slide affected a nearby home with two people inside.
Crews are pictured cleaning up debris after a landslide on the Sea to Sky highway near Lions Bay, British Columbia on Monday, December 16, 2024. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
One of the bodies of the two people was recovered the day after the slide, but crews continued to search for the second all week.
On Saturday at around 5:30 p.m. PST, searchers found the second body, police said.
The recovery of the body means three people are now confirmed dead after a severe windstorm hit B.C.’s South Coast Dec. 14. The third person was killed by a falling tree branch in Surrey, B.C.
The Lions Bay mayor, Ken Berry, said last week that multiple agencies were involved in searching for the bodies. This included heavy urban search and rescue, police, fire and Metro Vancouver’s emergency management team.
RCMP says the names of the two people are not being released.
With files from The Canadian Press